offense
gb/əfˈɛns/ us/əfˈɛns/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1700
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
event
1
breaking a law or rule
An action that goes against a law or rule.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to commit an offense
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'offense' with 'offence' — both spellings are correct; 'offense' is US English, 'offence' is UK English.
పర్యాయపదాలు
violation (More formal; often used in legal or official contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
compliance (Following a law or rule instead of breaking it.)
పదకలయికలు
commit an offense
|serious offense
|minor offense
|criminal offense
|first offense
విషయాలు
law
|crime
|society
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Speeding is a common traffic offense.
- The company was fined for an environmental offense.
- Shoplifting is considered a serious offense in this country.
- He was arrested for committing an offense against public order.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Stealing is an offense.
- It is an offense to drive too fast.
- He went to jail for an offense.
- Littering is an offense in this city.
నామవాచకం
B2
state
2
feeling hurt or insulted
A feeling of anger or hurt because someone said or did something rude.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to take offense at [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'take offense' with 'be offended'; both are correct, but 'take offense' is more idiomatic in many contexts.
పర్యాయపదాలు
resentment (A stronger, longer-lasting feeling of anger or bitterness.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
acceptance (Not feeling upset when faced with a potentially offensive remark.)
పదకలయికలు
take offense
|cause offense
|give offense
|easily offended
విషయాలు
emotions
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She took offense at his comment about her accent.
- I hope you won’t take offense if I speak frankly.
- His joke was meant to be funny, not to cause offense.
- They apologized to avoid giving offense to the guests.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I did not mean to give offense.
- He took offense at my words.
- Please do not take offense.
- She felt offense when they laughed.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
3
team's attacking side in sports
The players in a game who try to score points against the other team.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'offense' in sports with 'offense' meaning a crime; context clarifies the meaning.
పర్యాయపదాలు
attack (Often used in sports to refer to the action of trying to score.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
defense (The part of the team that tries to stop the other team from scoring.)
పదకలయికలు
play offense
|strong offense
|offense and defense
విషయాలు
sports
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Our team's offense scored three touchdowns in the first half.
- They need to improve their offense if they want to win the championship.
- The coach focused on building a stronger offense this season.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Our offense scored two goals.
- The team has a good offense.
- He plays on the offense.
- Offense is important in football.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
offense
IPA
GB/əfˈɛns/
US/əfˈɛns/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
of - fense (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fense)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: offense
- Variant Spelling: offence
- Plural: offense, offenses
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
offence
noun B1
offenses
noun
Related words
offensively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inoffensive
adjective
Advanced or less common
offensiveness
noun
ముఖ్యాంశాలు
- Spelling Variant: offence Noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
cause offense
1/kˈɔz əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
upset someone by rudeness
To make someone feel upset because you said or did something rude or unkind.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He didn’t mean to cause offense with his comments.
- The article caused offense among many readers.
no offense
1/nˈoʊ əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
informal
not meant as an insult
A phrase used before or after saying something that might upset someone, to show you do not mean to be rude.
ఉదాహరణలు
- No offense, but I think you’re wrong about that.
- No offense — your cooking has improved a lot since last time.
take offense
1/tˈeɪk əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
become upset by rudeness
To feel angry or hurt because of something rude or unkind someone says or does.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She took offense at his casual remark about her job.
- Don’t take offense — I was only joking.